News: Optoelectronics
19 November 2024
Scintil appoints Matt Crowley as CEO and establishes US subsidiary
Scintil Photonics of Grenoble, France and Toronto, Canada, a fabless developer of augmented silicon photonic integrated circuits, has appointed Matt Crowley as chief executive officer and established a US subsidiary to support its expanding customer base in data centers, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI).
Crowley joins Scintil following his recent role as senior director business development at Qualcomm, where he arrived after leading MEMS technology company Vesper Technologies through its acquisition by Qualcomm. As chief technology officer, Scintil founder Sylvie Menezo will continue advancing the company's product portfolio and customer partnerships and also serve as managing director.
Picture: Scintil’s new CEO Matt-Crowley, with founder, CTO & managing director Sylvie Menezo.
This evolution in strategic leadership and US presence come as Scintil’s LEAF Light product gains traction in AI computing applications. LEAF Light serves as a remote light source for GPU interconnects in AI data centers. This is claimed to be the first light source of its kind able to provide a single-chip solution with high power output, high efficiency, small form factor and tightly controlled channel spacing required for extremely high-data-rate DWDM (dense wavelength-division multiplexing) communications, also specified by the CW-WDM Multi Source Agreement.
“Having recently led Vesper Technologies to high-volume shipments and through its successful acquisition, I understand the immense potential of breakthrough technologies in rapidly evolving markets,” says Crowley. “Our LEAF Light product demonstrates our ability to deliver transformative solutions for AI data centers and advanced computing applications. Our US presence strengthens our ability to serve customers and accelerate market adoption of our technology,” he adds.
“As we expand our business globally, it is essential to have a presence in the United States, in which we will benefit from Matt's highly relevant business experience,” says Menezo. “I will continue to advance our innovative technology roadmap, develop our talented team and strengthen our rich partnerships. Close collaboration with our industry-leading customers has always been the driving force behind our innovation and fuels our drive to succeed. I am happy to see the huge appeal our flagship product, LEAF Light, is receiving from the industry,” she adds. “Our proprietary Scintil Heterogeneous Integrated Photonics (SHIP) circuit technology, fabricated by Tower Semiconductor and leveraging its high-volume standard silicon photonics, can offer much more in the very near- and longer-term future.”
Created in 2018, Scintil and its team of 30 now comprises a US subsidiary, in addition to the two sites located in France (headquarters) and Canada. This new US footprint reinforces the company’s capabilities to address local needs as well as serve customers, globally.
“Matt's extensive industry experience and proven ability to scale up high-tech companies make him the ideal leader to partner with Sylvie as we enter our next growth phase,” believes co-founder & chairman Pascal Langlois. “Our new US presence demonstrates our commitment to supporting our expanding North American customer base.”
